Holtschlag, Claudia (Date of defense: 2014-04-24)
In this dissertation, I contribute to the literature that addresses why some people are more successful in their careers than others. Within this stream of research, scholars have increasingly examined ...
Brown, Anna (Date of defense: 2010-10-25)
Multidimensional forced-choice questionnaires can reduce the impact of numerous response biases typically associated with Likert scales. However, if scored with traditional methodology these instruments ...
Pizarro Lozano, Rodrigo (Date of defense: 2016-07-19)
Changing the passage of time is a concept that has captured the imagination of many philosophers and writers throughout history, but we have no evidence of anyone being capable of altering it at a ...
Liutsko, Liudmila (Date of defense: 2013-10-10)
This PhD thesis contributes to a synthesis of the bibliographic material reviewed from original sources written in various languages (and thus sometimes unknown in the scientific community at international ...
González Franco, Mar (Date of defense: 2014-12-17)
Several studies have shown that it is possible to substitute a person’s body by a virtual one giving rise to illusions of ownership and agency with respect to the virtual body. The effects and traces ...
Llobera, Joan (Date of defense: 2012-12-21)
How can we use immersive and interactive technologies to portray stories? How can we take advantage of the fact that within immersive virtual environments people tend to respond realistically to virtual ...
Soler Corbella, Laia (Date of defense: 2014-09-16)
Interpersonal victimization is widely acknowledged to be a significant stressor and psychologically damaging factor for both children and adolescents. Despite the large number of studies that report a ...